7+ hour, 48+ min ago  (1164+ words) BROWN HOLLOW " This 91-acre plot near Little East Fork Road has been in a conservation easement with the county for 16 years. But recently, the county noticed trash and other debris piling up on the property in violation of the easement…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (149+ words) SAFE PASSAGE " A black bear peeks out of a drainage culvert beneath Interstate 40. We are grateful for NCDOT's leadership and consistent dedication to supporting wildlife crossings. Their staff regularly coordinates with Safe Passage and agency partners on both project-specific and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (225+ words) A "happy face" spider species has been discovered in the Himalayas. Researchers were looking for ants when they spotted arachnids with markings that looked like a smiling face. Spiders with smiley-shaped patterns were thought to only be found in the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (660+ words) A frozen cave lion cub named Sparta, which has been radiocarbon dated to ca 32, 000 years before present and genetically identified as a female. (Love Dal'n via SWNS) An extinct species oflion once interbred with its modern cousins, suggests a new…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (907+ words) VOLUNTEER CREW " Jason Hollinger retired early after the dot-com boom. Now, he surveys biodiversity in the Great Smoky Mountains with his volunteer crew of other retirees. MOSS AND LICHEN " Will Kuhn and Laura Boggess, together with the other volunteers, identified…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (242+ words) By Mark Boggis and Faye Mayern A cheeky parrot known for saying "what ya saying bruv" and whistling a song that mocks Adolf Hitler has gone missing. African gray parrot Coco went missing from his home in Lowestoft, Suffolk, at…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (417+ words) A rare species of bird said to be the guardian of King Arthur's soul has returned to Tintagel Castle " for the first time in 100 years. Red-billed choughs have been spotted at the historic site in Cornwall where they were considered…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (545+ words) Conservationists have set up a dating agency for dormice to try and help the vulnerable species survive. The U. K. -based Wildwood Trust is gearing up to send 37 of the rodents back into the wild after a successful breeding season. Conservation officer…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (717+ words) Two long-finned pilot whales with recorders. (CIRCE via SWNS) Pilot whales are having to shout louder to be heard over deafening noise from shipping, reveals new research. The underwater sound from ships' engines in the Strait of Gibraltar is the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (339+ words) Julie (left), Portugal's last performing elephant, is to leave her circus for a sanctuary in the south of the country The Pangea Trust sanctuary in southern Portugal will take in up to 30 elephants from circuses and zoos across Europe where…...